from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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The last straw for me came when I was ushered into a plexiglas cell in full view of the terminal, given an intimate frisk, then told to unbutton the pants, and had the guard stick his hand right down to the genitals.

Every time I button and unbutton the front pocket for no reason, I think of that woman with the ectopic pregnancy scare, and forgive her for the male pattern baldness she may have advanced on my scalp.

Mr. Perry was approximately 15 feet away when Mr. Flanagan ordered Ms. Allen, then 14 years old, to lift her bra and unbutton her pants as he searched her for marijuana, according to a police investigation of the incident and a transcript of Mr. Flanagan's guilty plea.